Am I building an unhealthy relationship with food?!


Question: Am I building an unhealthy relationship with food?
I noticed that all I look up on the internet is food, I love the Food Network, and learning new recipes. I'm not really worried about that what I'm worried about is how I treat the food I eat. I count every calorie and feel bad when I dont. I dont like eating around people. I prefer eating food in the dark with no one around. When I go over my caloric limit, it depresses me because I'm afraid I wont lose weight (I have 33 pounds to go, I weigh 168 pounds) so sometimes I go to bed hungry. I remember when I ate about 500 to 600 extra calories than recommended, I had a bottle next to me and spat up half the food I ate (I didnt throw up) until I was spitting up acid. If this is unhealthy, what do you recommend I do to be healthy and still allow me to lose weight?

Answers:

Be careful not to drop your calorie intake below 1500-1800 a day - you'll still loose weight, since if you're moderately active you need 2000+ calories a day to stay at the same weight. If you've been eating less, your body is starving, and no wonder you're obsessed.

You seriously don't want to get in the 'binge and purge' relationship with food. Vomit-breath is sooo unattractive!

Aim for a regime that mixes moderately exercising with moderately controlling your food, rather than crash dieting. Cutting out rubbish foods (soda, fried chicken, chips etc) is a good start, eat more fresh fruit, veges, wholegrains, low fat milk products. Read labels and watch out for salt, sugar and fat levels. Nourish yourself. Crash diets will ruin your teeth and skin and health. Not good.

Moderation works for the long term.



You definitly have an unhealthy relationship with food. I would if i were u just start eating 6 small healthy meals a day. like a yogurt and banana for breakfast . then a few fig newtons for a snack, a small garden salad for lunch with a vinegeratte dressing. you get my drift. things that will nourish you and keep u feeling full. There was a study done a while back that showed that people who are on diets or count calories tend to actually gain weight because u are denying yourself food. the best thing u can do is eat when u r hungry but just make sure it is healthy and a healthy sized portion. theres no need to go to bed hungry.




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